The Kids Need to Read Holiday Auction Extravaganza!

The trees rustle in a strong, cold autumn breeze.   Standing on your front porch, you watch as the leaves slowly float down to the ground.  You hear something in the distance.  Might it be a truck coming down your driveway?  You lose all composure.  Is it here?  Could it be?  You race to meet the […]

Whedonopolis Brings on the Horribleness for Kids Need to Read

Written by Denise Gary It was the day before Halloween when two intrepid KNTR members, Erin Casey and me, hopped into the Ninjamobile and left Phoenix, driving through the endless desert to Los Angeles, all the while being stalked at every stop by an unshaved poodle!  He had to be following the smell of our […]

Educational Climate Change

Written by Erin Casey Schools around the country are suffering from budget cuts these days.  Libraries seem to be taking the brunt of these cuts, and new books are a rare treat for many schools. Maritime Industries Academy #431 in Baltimore, Maryland serves 600 students, among them many reluctant readers, plus, a self-contained program for […]

Memories of Dragon*Con: It’s All About the Fun!

Written by Denise Gary Photographs © Denise Gary Dragon*Con is all about the fun!  You would have to be a zombie not to have fun there.   Kids Need to Read learned all about it thanks to a Facebook cause to get KNTR to Dragon*Con, sponsored by Mike Dougherty and the crew of Browncoats: Redemption! […]

Kids Need to Read Cares

Written by Erin Casey At B. F. Norton Elementary School in Cumberland, Rhode Island, the library is only 40% stocked.  Not only that, the books are old and many are falling apart.  Chris Naughton, Chair of the Library Improvements Committee, told Kids Need to Read that most of the books her child brings home from […]